Big crowds, big money - Florida Today | COCOA BEACH — In just its second year, the Cocoa Beach Air Show proved to be an economic boon to ...
Cocoa Beach Air Show: A Pictorial Review – Part 1 « AmericaSpace by Jason Rhian | Such is the case with the Cocoa Beach Air Show, held on the beach October 30-31. An amazing, American experience that sets a new standard in air show entertainment. Our first set of images will deal with the opening act, the Navy Seals ...
Discovery Shuttle Astronauts Cut Loose in Goofy Photo from SPACE.com | The six-astronaut crew of space shuttle Discovery's final mission, set to launch Wednesday, recently took time out for a goofy photo with their orbiter…
Military museum set to take over Stuart Air Show, bring new acts – TCPalm | STUART — A small, local military museum has taken over as the lead sponsor at the 2010 Stuart Air show this November and promises to bring ...
The Aerobatic Racing Challenge Series™ Announces Its 2010 Winner - Julia Wood - Los Angeles, CA (November 2, 2010) – With pilots all over the U.S. battling for the top spot in the Aerobatic Racing Challenge Series (ARC Series™), Texas' rookie race pilot Julia Wood fought off her closest challenger, Mike Niccum, to become the 2010 National Aerobatic Racing Champion…
Blue Angels jet through North Texas | North Texas Daily - By Josh Pherigo / Assigning Editor - Packed tightly in the diamond formation they've made internationally recognizable, six F/A-18 Hornets roared across…
Blue Angels to salute veterans - Pensacola News Journal | The Blue Angels have scheduled a three-day homecoming show this month that will include a performance on Veterans Day. The air show will be at Pensacola ...
Aviation Icon Returns: Fifi Takes Flight by chronicwanderlust - The following article was written and photographed by Chronic Wanderlust contributors James Pritchard and Jacob Pelham in Midland, Texas. | The creator of Chronic Wanderlust once said that using the phrase "Hidden Gem" is a cliché. I hate to say it but he's correct. But sometimes there really is no other way to describe something that truly is unknown to most people. In Midland, Texas, a city known mainly for oil and natural gas production is the hometown of a few people such as Tommy Lee Jones, Woody Harrelson, Spud Webb, George W. Bush, Matthew McConaughey and my personal favorite, "FiFi"…
World War II bomber returns veteran to air - Paducah Sun | Sitting on the tarmac at Barkley Regional Airport, the shiny B-17 Aluminum Overcast stands apart from sleek corporate jets and other personal aircraft. ...
Former bomber may fly again - NewsOK.com | It was returned to the US Air Force in 1955, according to the Warbirds Resource Group. After sitting in storage in the Philippines for three years, ...
Volunteers resurrect Cold War planes on shoestring budget - Mountain View Voice | Among the collection being restored is an F-18 that used to fly as one of the Blue Angels, a U2 spy plane that used to take pictures from high altitudes of ...
Pacific Northwest Boasts Variety of Air Museums | News Summary - There are examples of aviation history all over the Northwest, but many are concentrated in the Seattle-Everett area because of the influence of Boeing, the aircraft manufacturer that has produced thousands of aircraft in Puget Sound ...
The Day US Customs Found a Bullet in My Pocket
by MastaHanky - Interesting read. The following hour and a half of my life is a period of time that I will never forget and truthfully, never really want to endure ever again…
Weather balloon carries KU research project to lofty heights from This Week in Amateur Radio | Paul Verhage and his team of students and amateur radio operators spent their Halloween morning with eyes toward the sky. When not looking upward, their gaze was fixed on high-tech tracking equipment and GPS units…
Vought's Not-So-Fearsome F6U Pirate from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | In September 1944, the US Navy gave eight aircraft manufacturers a shot at a contract to build its first carrier-based jet fighter. The Navy relaxed its usual carrier and landing takeoff limitations as much as was practical in order to "obtain the highest possible performance for a carrier-based VF type."…
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